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Powerful striker Tony Kaltack officially back to Erakor Golden Star

One of the most prolific strikers from Oceania is back home! Tony Kaltack, who recently turned 24, officially rejoined Erakor Golden Star for the next football season in Vanuatu.

Despite being with the team in the past months, Kaltack was unavailable to play in official matches once his International Transfer Certificate (ITC) was not with Erakor. His last official appearance was on 14 December 2019 at Solomon Islands’ Telekom S-League when he was playing for local powerhouse Solomon Warriors.

Kaltack is not the only player back at the club, as Jacques Wanemut and Jason Thomas are also confirmed in the squad for next season. With these three players, Erakor Golden Star are strong enough to be one of the great forces in national football in the 2020-21 season.

Jacques Wanemut and Jason Thomas rejoin Erakor Golden Star

Jacques Wanemut and Jason Thomas are back to Erakor Golden Star for the next PVFA Premier League season. The important duo is returning to the team after spending one season away.

Thomas is finally cleared to play officially for Erakor Golden Star after playing 2020 OFC Champions League for Fijian side Lautoka; Wanemut was part of Ifira Black Bird’ squad last season. The arrival of these two players is a major boost for the team.

JasnoThomas (left) and Jacques Wanemut (right) are back to Erakor Golden Star – *Erakor Golden Star Media*

Thomas is a regular starter at Vanuatu National Team while Wanemut played two international matches from 2015 to 2016. Both players were part of Vanuatu’s squad at 2016 OFC Nations Cup. You can check more information about football in Vanuatu by clicking here.

Talented goalkeeper Daniel Alick joins Tafea FC

After finishing 2019-20 PVFA Premier League in third place, Tafea FC are now looking for new players to strengthen their squad for next season. After signing with 23-year-old forward Bob Issac, it was announced that Daniel Alick has joined Tafea FC as well.

Alick is one of the most talented goalkeepers from Vanuatu. He was part of the historical squad that played 2017 U-20 World Cup and he also represented his country at OFC Olympic Qualifiers held in Fiji last year.

Daniel Alick playing for Vanuatu U-23 at 2019 OFC Olympic Qualifiers – *OFC Media*

With his arrival, Tafea now have two great goalkeepers: Daniel Alick and James Iamar. However, it is not known if Iamar is going to stay with the team for the next season. You can check more information about football in Vanuatu by clicking here.

Four rising stars strengthen Honiara City for Telekom S-League’s second round

Honiara City is one of three new franchises in Telekom S-League, the national football league from the Solomon Islands. Currently in the sixth position, the team coached by Jerry Allen was the only team to beat Henderson Eels in the first round of the season.

Despite the good start, they want more – and four rising stars joined the team for the second round: Ali Mekawir, Don Keana, Ian Kalu and Junior David. The first three were playing for Langney Wanderers in England and returned to Solomon Islands recently, while David played in the 2019-20 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League for Hekari United.

Keana, Kalu, David and Mekawir joined Honiara City for Telekom S-League’s second round

The bad news for Honiara City fans is that Mekawir, Keana and Kalu must not debut this weekend as they are still undergoing mandatory quarantine in Honiara after returning from England. Anyway, the arrival of these four talented players add lots of quality to a squad that already counts on good players like Alick Solo, Junior Annie and Moffat Kilifa.

Honiara City are going to face Marist FC on this Saturday at Lawson Tama Stadium in the first matchweek of Telekom S-League’s second round. You can check the current league standings, results and top scorers by clicking here.

Six more players join Central Coast FC for Telekom S-League’s second round

Central Coast FC are ready Telekom S-League’s resumption as they announced their final 25-men squad for the second round of the major football league from the Solomon Islands.

As it was previously reported, Charles Mani joined the team. However, it was confirmed that another six players have joined the team: Calvin Ohasio, Desmond Hanaka, Fred Bala, John Tainao, Jeff Varui, Thomas Sara. The most famous player in this list is Fred Bala, a 25-year-old full back who last played for Henderson Eels.

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On the other hand, seven players have been ruled out of the squad: Davidson Tome, Eleazor Konainao, Godfrey Male, Jack Nate Kairi, Jeff Mark, Jordan Lea’alafa and Philip Maeta. It is not known if they are going to join another team for the second round of the season. Anyway, the team coached by Jacob Moli must miss Tome and Maeta who were regular starters in the first half of the season.

Central Coast are set to face Malaita Kingz on this Sunady at Lawson Tama Stadium in the first matchweek of Telekom S-League’s second round. You can check the current league standings, results and top scorers by clicking here.

Telekom S-League’s second round kicks-off this weekend

After three weeks without games, 2020 Telekom S-League is back. The second round of the competition starts this weekend as five matches are going to be contested at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.

It is going to be the first opportunity for football fans to see local teams in pitch after the opening of the mid-season transfer window, which is set to close later this month. However, Solomon Warriors’ supporters must wait a little more to see Micah Lea’alafa back to the team as the current league champions are not going to play as they have a bye week.

Anyway, it is going to be a very interesting second round: while Henderson Eels want to stay on top to clinch the national title for the first time, Solomon Warriors will try to bounce back to lift Telekom S-League’s trophy once again. However, we cannot underestimate Laugu United and Central Coast, two teams that finished the first round in the top four.

Henderson Eels are currently on top of the table – *TSL Media*

The opening two matches of the second round are going to be contested this Saturday: Honiara City and Marist FC will meet at 2pm while the clash between Southern United and Kossa is set to kick-off at 4pm. Football goes on Sunday with two other matches: Central Coast vs Malaita Kingz and Laugu United vs Real Kakamora. The final game of the week will be contested between Isabel United and current league leaders Henderson Eels.

All matches are going to be livestreamed by Telekom S-League’s account on Facebook. You can check the current league standings, results and top scorers by clicking here.

2020 Fiji FACT draw released

Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament is a championship held annually since 1991. Also known as Fiji FACT, it is one of the most important tournaments in the country. Initially scheduled to be contested by six teams, the 2020 edition will be contested by all eight teams that are competing in the current edition of the Vodafone Premier League, the national football league.

The official draw of the tournament was released by Fiji Football Association (FFA) this Friday. The eight teams are split in two groups of four teams each. The most interesting point is that we are going to see Nadi and Suva, the finalists of the last edition, together in Group B along with Lautoka and Navua, while Ba, Labasa, Nasinu and Rewa are drawn in the Group A.

Nadi are the current Fiji FACT champions – *Fiji FA Media*

Although they have not lifted the Fiji FACT trophy since 2010, Ba are the biggest champions in the history of the tournament with eight titles, followed by Nadi (5) and Labasa (4). This year’s edition is scheduled to kick-off on 21st November at Churchill Park in Lautoka while the final clash will be contested at Subrail Park in Labasa on 29th November. You can check more details about the tournament by clicking here.

Rising stars set to guide Central Coast FC in Telekom S-League’s second round

Central Coast FC is one of three new franchises in Telekom S-League, the national football league from the Solomon Islands. Despite being debutants, the team coached by Jacob Moli plays in a good level, justifying their good campaign in the first round of the league.

Currently in the fourth position with eighteen points, Central Coast have a solid defensive system composed by young players like goalkeeper Phillip Mango, central backs Alfred Keni and William Komasi, left back Alick Kitalo and defensive midfielder Javin Wae. However, Central Coast FC have the third worst offensive record in the league this season with only eleven goals scored in ten matches.

Central Coast’s starting eleven in a Telekom S-League match – *Telekom S-League Media*

One of the team’s biggest problems was the lack of a player who is responsible for scoring a good number of goals: Philip Ropa was the team’s top scorer in the first round with three goals, while Atana Fa’arodo found the net twice. Densly Geseni, a promising forward who is an important part of the team, finished the first round with only one goal.

The coaching staff identified this problem and announced the arrival of Charles Mani, one of the most promising forwards in local football, who will have to deal with the pressure of scoring a good number of goals.

With a young and strengthened squad for the second round of the season, Central Coast FC remain a team to watch, to the delight of good football fans. You can check more details about 2020 Telekom S-League by clicking here.

Bua: fighting against all odds to secure a spot in Vodafone Premier League

The last game of Vodafone Senior League, the second tier league from Fiji, is going to be contested this weekend when Bua and Nadroga will clash at Subrail Park in the second leg of the promotion play-off. While Nadroga are in a comfortable position for winning the first leg by 3-0, Bua need to fight against all odds if they want to secure a spot in Vodafone Premier League.

Bua and Nadroga have already met three times in the season and Nadroga won all three matches – two wins by 3-0 and one by 2-0. Despite not scoring against this opponent, Bua now need something almost impossible: beat the best team in the league by three or more goals.

Bua need to beat Nadroga by three or more goals – *Fiji FA Media*

The orange side has been fighting the odds since the beginning of the season: without much money, the team managed to be competitive in the season. They reached the Inter-District Champioship final and they have the chance to fight for a spot in the national top tier league.

Bua are going to have a difficult mission, but head coach Roneel Ram and key players like powerful forward Mohammed Zaid have to step up to give fans a chance to get a taste of Vodafone Premier League.

Allista Kalip and one of the fastest goals of all time

We all know that who scores the most goals wins in football. While in basketball we can score two or three points at a time, in football every goal has the same value, one. However, there are goals that go down in history, whether for their beauty or their importance.

As in other sports, there are also records in football – and, as we know, records are made to be broken. One of those records is the fastest goal: while Dutch forward Roy Makaay just needed ten seconds to put his name in the history by scoring the fastest goal of UEFA Champions League, veteran forward Allista Kalip from Vanuatu also wrote his name in history by scoring one of the fastest goals of 2020.

On 10 October, Tafea FC and Ifira Black Bird clashed in the 14th matchweek of the PVFA Premier League, the most important regional league from Vanuatu. Tafea fans did not need much time to celebrate. Shortly after the opening whistle, John Thomas passed the ball to Allista Kalip, who kicked it from the midfield and lobbed the opposing goalkeeper to open the scoreboard.

According to the referee, Kalip scored in little over two seconds, which could be a new world record. Unfortunately, we do not have a video of his goal, but you can watch a similar goal scored by Brazilian striker Fred in 2003 by clicking here.

Allista Kalip is one of the most important players of Tafea FC. The 31-year-old striker finished 2019-20 PVFA Premier League with eight goals scored. You can check more information about the last PVFA Premier League season by clicking here.